The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-03-02
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL.

H 'use up to date, and something over
half that number 10 the Senate. near.
~ as many more have been Tread in
place" and referred to appropriate
committees.
This week the House will commence
holding two sessions daily, which means
lively work. At the last meeting Of
the Legislature the two sessions a day
did not begin until about April first.
This does rot necessarily mean that
the work is at present full mnDih
ahead of the session of 'S5, but it
likely will be by adjournment time ;
or rather the adjournment is likely to
take place a month earlier than two
years ago.
The all absorbing topic last week
was the Billingsley pipe line bill, with
which oil regions are already quite
familiar. The Judiciary General com
mittee, which had the bill in charge
listened very patiently for days to the
able arguments on the merits and de.
merits of the measure, both the pro-
ducers and pipe line men being ably
represented. The bill was reported
atirmatively, with hut very slight
amendments on Thursday Of last week
taking it's place upon the calendar as
No. 104 when it will be reached in
short time. Whether or not the bill
will become a law no one seems to
care to predict.
On Thursday the bill to repeal
parts of the scalp law was up for sec
Ond reading, and afforded q fine op
porIunity for some of the rural states
men to air their views on what they
knew or had learned about scalps, and
sich. After hot discussion, pro and
con, the bill passed second reading,
leaving nothing on the list of obnox
los animals but wolves and wildcats.
A vigorous effnrt was made to have
foxes left on the list, but the House
seemed SO bent on repeating the law,
that every proposition was knocked
out as fast as proposed 1t seemed
from the eageruess with which they
pouDced upon the measure when il
came up that many Of the members
had before packing their grips for
Harrisburg, snlemnly promised con.
hdiDg constituency to vote for the re.
peal, and we're bound to keep that as
one having made promise to a dear
dying friend
Oleomargerine got severe turning
over in the House on Friday, where
the committee on agriculture had met
TO listen to arguments touching the
respeal of the law prohibiting its sale
in this state, a proposition of which
kind is before the House now; or
rather, has been introduced and is in
the committees hands. Petitions by
the cart load have been presented ask.
ing for its repeal, but it is quite doubt,
ful whether it will be done. There
are too many farmers in the House
who think that the law is a good one
besides since the Supreme Court bas
decided It's constitutionality, the dis.
position to leave it stand seems largely
to prevail.
Representative Randall has intro.
duced a bill, which has been favora
bly, reported, "authbrizing the over.
seers of the pnor of the respective
townships aud borougbs of this com.
monwealth to cell and dispose of the
real estate Of paupers, insane or 9th.
erwise, to borrow money upon mort.
gage of pauper real estate, and fixing
the compensation Of such overseers.'
The compensation clause, which pro,
vided that overse RS should receive
two dnllars per diem while engaged il
such Performance f duty. was striok
en- out by the committee. The bill s {
little late in getting on the calendar
being numbered 385, but being jus
measure, should and doubtless viii
become law.
Among the other just proposition
before this legislature is the une pro
viding that school teachers shall hav,
pay for attendance at county institute
and compelling them to attend. Thi
used to be the custom and was a gooC